UFC Free Fight: Brandon Royval avenges loss to Brandon Moreno in enemy territory

It was a tall order for Brandon Royval to bounce back from his first UFC championship loss.

After losing to Alexandre Pantoja in a UFC flyweight title fight in December 2023, “Raw Dawg” was booked to fight former champion Brandon Moreno, who defeated him in 2020, in enemy territory – Moreno’s home country of Mexico. But despite the difficulty, Royval rose to the challenge and defeated Moreno in a hard-fought split decision.

You can watch Royval's big win over Moreno in the video above.

Royval (16-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) returns to the octagon this Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night 244 in Las Vegas. He takes on undefeated Japanese prospect Tatsuro Taira (16-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the flyweight division.

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